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upwind
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
upwind
(adverb)
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upwind
/
ˈ
ʌp
ˈ
wɪnd/
adverb
upwind
/
ˈ
ʌp
ˈ
wɪnd/
adverb
Learner's definition of UPWIND
:
in the direction that is opposite to the direction of the wind
We sailed
upwind
. [=into the wind]
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—
often +
of
We were standing
upwind of
the fire.
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— upwind
adjective
the
upwind
side of the fire
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